Manuscripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 4488 Collections and/or Records:
Account books of the family of Dundas of Dundas: rentals and lists of lands., 17th century-1778.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.3.1-80.3.7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
17th century-1778.
Account books relating to lime kilns of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 1625-1643, 1765.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.3.41-80.3.46
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
1625-1643, 1765.
Account by John Drummond of government action in regard to the Highlands from 1688 to 1695, and particularly of the massacre of Glencoe., 1688-1695.
Item
Identifier: MS.3196
Account, by John Mackay of Rockfield, of the Mackays of Scourie and other branches of the clan, and more particularly of his father, Thomas Mackay, Minister of Lairg, and brothers, in the hand of Alexander Matheson, of Ardross., 1824.
Item
Identifier: MS.3742
Scope and Contents
The notes which follow the text are continued in a letter of John Mackay to Alexander Matheson, 1824, written by an amanuensis, Mackay being blind (folio 34).
On folio 36 is a genealogical note by Alexander Matheson on his ancestors.
Dates:
1824.
Account of Corstorphine Parish, with its buildings and the local families, with extracts from registers, etc., collected by John Philp Wood., [1795, or after.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1872-1873
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Leaves found loose in the volumes have been placed in MS.1878, with some other loose papers, and references have been made to and from the volumes in which they were found.
Dates:
[1795, or after.]
Account of goods carried from Scotland to England by the West Marches., 1617-1618.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.6.1(vii), folios 119-130
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
There is a list of contents (folio i) in the same 19th-century hand which drew up the contents list in Adv.MS.22.2.10.
Dates:
1617-1618.
Account of proceedings for forgery in the Supreme Court, Calcutta, before Sir Robert Chambers, against Nadara Bigam, Khwajah Zakariyya Khan, Ghiyath Beg, 'Inayat Allah Beg, Kazi Mu'zzam Beg and Haji Muhammad Iwaz., 1779.
Item
Identifier: MS.11596
Scope and Contents
This account most likely relates to the attempted impeachment of Sir Elijah Impey in 1788 (see MSS.11199-11202) rather than to the 1st Earl of Minto's Governor-Generalship.
Dates:
1779.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government.
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Papers of the Bengal Government relating to the Judicial Department and the administration of law and law enforcement.
Account of the captivity of Alexander Scott in the Sahara between 1810 and 1816 after having been shipwrecked on the African coast opposite the Canary Islands as set down by Professor Thomas Stewart Traill and William Lawson from conversations with Scott., [1816, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.19390
Scope and Contents
This detailed account of Alexander Scott's life with nomadic Arabs provides a wealth of sociological and geographical information. Includes a map and geographical appendix by the geographer, James Rennell, and related correspondence.
Dates:
[1816, or after.]
Account of the executory of Mrs Charteris (mother of Janet, Countess of Wemyss), between the Countess and Lord Elcho, her son: account and vouchers., 1739.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.66
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The greater part of the series concerns in detail the administration of the Dundas estate, and consists of accounts and discharges or vouchers relating to public burdens and feu-duty, annualrent, annuities, and other regular payments, and a wide variety of transactions with merchants, tradesmen, and estate tenants and servants. More personal accounts are also represented in considerable quantity, though until the 18th century they are not clearly distinguished from the estate accounts. There...
Dates:
1739.
Account of the founding of the Annual Club, Glasgow, by the founder, James McNab., 1823, 1826.
File
Identifier: MS.2789
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.
Dates:
1823, 1826.
Account of the manuscript of 'The Talisman' by Sir Walter Scott, preserved in the State Historical Museum at Moscow, with photographs and relative articles and correspondence., 1934.
File
Identifier: MS.1027, folios 16-34
Account of the mutiny on HMS Bounty and the subsequent history of Pitcairn Island, written by John Buffett., Circa 1845.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.7.13
Scope and Contents
Buffett settled on the island in 1823, acting for a time as schoolmaster, and beginning the compilation of the Island Registers.
Dates:
Circa 1845.
Account of the organization of the medieval Church by Bishop John Dowden., Late 19th century-[before 1911].
Item
Identifier: MS.3558
Scope and Contents
There are also remarks on baptism (folio 27).
Dates:
Late 19th century-[before 1911].
Account of trials made for coal on the Dundas estate, 1719-1721, 1727-1728 (folio 1); and notes of measurements taken on the Dundas estate, early 18th century (folio 1 inverted)., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.4.2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
'Account of various Hindoo deities', and fragmentary drafts thereof., 1806.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13903-13905
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1806.
'Account of various Hindoo deities', which contains some illustrative matter., 1806.
Item
Identifier: MS.13903
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1806.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Papers of and collected by Alexander Walker for proposed publications.
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'Account of various Hindoo deities', and fragmentary drafts thereof.
Accounts and discharges concerning the affairs of Janet, Countess of Wemyss, mostly tradesmen`s bills., 1733-1738.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.65
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The greater part of the series concerns in detail the administration of the Dundas estate, and consists of accounts and discharges or vouchers relating to public burdens and feu-duty, annualrent, annuities, and other regular payments, and a wide variety of transactions with merchants, tradesmen, and estate tenants and servants. More personal accounts are also represented in considerable quantity, though until the 18th century they are not clearly distinguished from the estate accounts. There...
Dates:
1733-1738.
Accounts and vouchers concerning the building of Dundas Castle., 1817-1819.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.55
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Martinmas 1817-Martinmas 1818 (folio 1).
(ii) Martinmas 1818-Martinmas 1819 (folio 85).
Dates:
1817-1819.
Accounts and vouchers concerning the building of Dundas Castle., 1819-1822.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.56
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) Martinmas, 1819-Martinmas, 1820 (folio 1).
(ii) Martinmas, 1820-Martinmas, 1821 (folio 107).
(iii) Martinmas, 1821-Martinmas, 1822 (folio 137).
Dates:
1819-1822.
Accounts and vouchers concerning the building of Dundas Castle., 1817-1822.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.2.55-80.2.56
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The greater part of the series concerns in detail the administration of the Dundas estate, and consists of accounts and discharges or vouchers relating to public burdens and feu-duty, annualrent, annuities, and other regular payments, and a wide variety of transactions with merchants, tradesmen, and estate tenants and servants. More personal accounts are also represented in considerable quantity, though until the 18th century they are not clearly distinguished from the estate accounts. There...
Dates:
1817-1822.
Accounts and vouchers of transactions with the Oliphant family and the estate of Gask., 1796-1838.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.6.1-82.8.8
Scope and Contents
The papers concern transactions by Dr Joseph Robertson (1796-1798), John Rutherford (1798-1803), the agents of the Commissioners (Robert Dundas, 1808-1817; John Archibald Campbell, 1817-1826; William Keith, 1826; Messrs Youngs, Aytoun and Rutherford, 1827-1832), and the factors on the estate (Robert Reid, 1806-1814; John Douglas, 1814-1830; Alexander Drummond, 1830-1834; Messrs Hunter and Conning, 1834-1838). Consolidated accounts for 1820-1833, vouchers for 1835-1838, agent`s papers for...
Dates:
1796-1838.
Accounts and vouchers of transactions with the Oliphant family and the estate of Gask by Dr Joseph Robertson., 1796-1798.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.6.1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers concern transactions by Dr Joseph Robertson (1796-1798), John Rutherford (1798-1803), the agents of the Commissioners (Robert Dundas, 1808-1817; John Archibald Campbell, 1817-1826; William Keith, 1826; Messrs Youngs, Aytoun and Rutherford, 1827-1832), and the factors on the estate (Robert Reid, 1806-1814; John Douglas, 1814-1830; Alexander Drummond, 1830-1834; Messrs Hunter and Conning, 1834-1838). Consolidated accounts for 1820-1833, vouchers for 1835-1838, agent`s papers for...
Dates:
1796-1798.
Accounts and vouchers of transactions with the Oliphant family and the estate of Gask by John Rutherford., 1798-1803.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.6.2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers concern transactions by Dr Joseph Robertson (1796-1798), John Rutherford (1798-1803), the agents of the Commissioners (Robert Dundas, 1808-1817; John Archibald Campbell, 1817-1826; William Keith, 1826; Messrs Youngs, Aytoun and Rutherford, 1827-1832), and the factors on the estate (Robert Reid, 1806-1814; John Douglas, 1814-1830; Alexander Drummond, 1830-1834; Messrs Hunter and Conning, 1834-1838). Consolidated accounts for 1820-1833, vouchers for 1835-1838, agent`s papers for...
Dates:
1798-1803.
Accounts and vouchers of transactions with the Oliphant family and the estate of Gask by the agent of the Commissioner (folio 1) and the factor on the estate (folio 12), as well as vouchers relating to the estate of Ardblair (folio 179)., 1824-1825.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.7.10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers concern transactions by Dr Joseph Robertson (1796-1798), John Rutherford (1798-1803), the agents of the Commissioners (Robert Dundas, 1808-1817; John Archibald Campbell, 1817-1826; William Keith, 1826; Messrs Youngs, Aytoun and Rutherford, 1827-1832), and the factors on the estate (Robert Reid, 1806-1814; John Douglas, 1814-1830; Alexander Drummond, 1830-1834; Messrs Hunter and Conning, 1834-1838). Consolidated accounts for 1820-1833, vouchers for 1835-1838, agent`s papers for...
Dates:
1824-1825.
Accounts and vouchers of transactions with the Oliphant family and the estate of Gask by the agent of the Commissioner (folio 1) and the factor on the estate (folio 17), as well as vouchers relating to the estate of Ardblair (folio 180)., 1823-1824.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.7.9
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers concern transactions by Dr Joseph Robertson (1796-1798), John Rutherford (1798-1803), the agents of the Commissioners (Robert Dundas, 1808-1817; John Archibald Campbell, 1817-1826; William Keith, 1826; Messrs Youngs, Aytoun and Rutherford, 1827-1832), and the factors on the estate (Robert Reid, 1806-1814; John Douglas, 1814-1830; Alexander Drummond, 1830-1834; Messrs Hunter and Conning, 1834-1838). Consolidated accounts for 1820-1833, vouchers for 1835-1838, agent`s papers for...
Dates:
1823-1824.